As the label of the "new" school year fades away, the buzz on Jesuit's campus defines the tenor of the year. As many sports, extracurriculars, and classes commence, the task of describing them all in totality remains impossible to put into words. To provide just a sliver of insight into his experiences to the 2016-2017 school year, The Roundup's...
A man sits down at his desk at 7:30 in the morning and proceeds to open up his laptop, revealing some familiar faces as he scrolls through a website containing random intentions, pictures, and names. He slowly closes his eyes, begins with, “Today, we pray for each and every one of our students, especially for the needs and intentions...
Students at Jesuit commonly employ a variety of colloquial aliases to refer to the school, ranging from “Jesuit Dallas” and “JCP,” all the way to “Jez” and "the 28” (Jesuit's acreage). However, the full name of the school is “Jesuit College Preparatory School.” This moniker implies that Jesuit, though many will call its community home for years to come, is...
Hundreds of students, faculty, and guests file into the the Terry Center, preparing for this very special occasion. A buzz of excitement hums over the audience as students shuffle their feet, anxiously waiting for the prayer service to begin. Silence sweeps across the crowd of people, and finally, Mr. Garrison approaches the microphone to begin the prayer service.
The service...
"The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil." - Essex University Professor Dr. Xun Zhou
The President of Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas, Mr. Earsing, echoed this solemn warning during the President's Prayer Service
During the service on Thursday, September 15th, President Earsing elaborated on the idea of Jesuit being...
Hundreds of students proudly adorning bright red ties fidget in their seats, waiting in angst for the mass to begin. Suddenly, the students quiet down at once, a phenomenon in and of itself, as the procession begins, marking the commencement of the extremely important mass.
This was the scene on Friday, September 2nd, as the school year, like many preceding...
Freshmen. There is a reason for this class distinction. This is not meant to be a derogatory term or used to berate them, but to identify them as fresh, new, young men, ready to take on one of the greatest tasks that young men can take on; being Men For Others. This may be a hard pill to swallow for any...
As 7:00 PM rolled around, many students from Jesuit, Ursuline, and Hockaday made their way to the Terry Center for the annual Freshman Mixer. Music blaring and refreshments ready, the Terry Center was not the room that held Prayer Services and Masses that night; it was a giant dance floor allowing for the many new freshman from each school...
